Half-century old footage of the Beatles at work tells different story of the band's darkest days
Rock music's greatest divorce, the breakup of the Beatles in 1970, was always associated with the film and album "Let it Be." Half a century later, dozens of hours of that film left on the cutting room floor is telling a different story. 60 Minutes will show some of that footage Sunday night for the first time, revealing an intimacy and creative bond between the four musicians that belies the long-held narrative.
Jon Wertheim speaks to director Peter Jackson, whose documentary series, "Get Back," resurrects the unused footage to rewrite the story of rock's biggest breakup, on the next edition of 60 Minutes Sunday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS.
Peter Jackson, best known for his work on "The Lord of the Rings" films, has been working on his series for four years. He was surprised when he first viewed the nearly 60 hours of material that had been sitting in a vault.
Source: cbsnews.com
